Eligibility Requirements
Students wishing to declare the Physiological Science major must complete all major preparation courses below before fall of third year with:
- A minimum C grade in each course
- A minimum overall 2.5 GPA across all courses
- No more than one repeated major preparation course. Repeating more than one of these nine major preparation courses results in denial of admission to the major.
Major Preparation Courses Required to Declare the Major*
| Life Sciences series | Physical sciences series | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Sciences | 7A, 7B, 7C | ||
| Chemistry | 14A, 14B, 14C | OR | 20A, 20B, 30A, 30B, 20L, 30AL, 30BL |
| Mathematics | LIFESCI 30A, 30B OR MATH 3A, 3B, 3C | OR | MATH 31A, 31B, 32A |
| Physics | 5A | OR | 1A |
*Please note: These courses must be completed before the fall quarter of third year to declare the Physiological Science major but they do not represent all of the required major preparation courses. Please click here to view the complete list of major preparation requirements. Preparation courses that are not required for major declaration may be completed after the fall quarter of third year.
How to Declare
Please submit the major declaration form below once all required courses have been completed and final grades have been posted to DARS. Your UCLA logon is required.
Please allow 3-5 business days for processing.
Important Information
- Please do not submit the major declaration form if you are currently declared in Physiological Science. Students who were admitted to UCLA as Physiological Science majors or who switched to the major during New Student Orientation do not need to take additional steps to declare the major.
- Physiological Science does not have a pre-major designation.
- In-progress coursework will not be considered. All required course grades must be posted to DARS before submitting the major declaration form.
- Students whose current major is outside the College of Letters and Science must first switch into the College before submitting a major declaration request. Please click here for information on the process.
- Please do not submit the major declaration form to add Physiological Science as a second major.
- Students whose primary major is in the College of Letters and Science should follow the College’s double major petition process.
- Students whose primary major is not in the College of Letters and Science should consult their School advising unit (Engineering, Public Affairs, Arts & Architecture, etc.) for their double major petition process.
- Transfer students must complete at least one quarter at UCLA and be in good academic standing before requesting to switch into the major.
- Transfer students will not be able to change from a non-life science major to Physiological Science or double major after admission to UCLA.
